: a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet
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The tannins are exquisitely sculpted, giving it a regal quality that perfectly balances out the rich fruit flavors of cherry scones and black raspberry cobbler with complex forest floor and tobacco notes with a long, flavorful finish.
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
All-day dining features the famed afternoon tea—which arrives on a tiered stand, with dainty sandwiches, fluffy scones with strawberry jam, and silky Devonshire cream.
—Rachel Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
In the end, though, that dark-horse positioning made Georgie’s performance in the finale feel as triumphant as Dylan’s was disappointing: Her signature Mediterranean savory and raspberry sweet scones sounded and looked delightful, and her hanging showstopper cake was absolutely gorgeous.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
Enjoy an assortment of sweets, scones, savories, and petit fours alongside seasonal Churchill’s Tea selections and live holiday music.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2024
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
All-day dining features the famed afternoon tea—which arrives on a tiered stand, with dainty sandwiches, fluffy scones with strawberry jam, and silky Devonshire cream.
—Rachel Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
In the end, though, that dark-horse positioning made Georgie’s performance in the finale feel as triumphant as Dylan’s was disappointing: Her signature Mediterranean savory and raspberry sweet scones sounded and looked delightful, and her hanging showstopper cake was absolutely gorgeous.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
Enjoy an assortment of sweets, scones, savories, and petit fours alongside seasonal Churchill’s Tea selections and live holiday music.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Scone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scone. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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scone
noun
ˈskōn 
ˈskän
: a quick bread baked on a griddle or in an oven
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